Schlachtensee is a locality within the borough of Steglitz-Zehlendorf in

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. It was formed as a new administrative district in 2020, combining parts of the

Nikolassee Nikolassee () is a locality (''Ortsteil'') of Berlin in the borough (''Bezirk'') of Steglitz-Zehlendorf, named after the small Nikolassee lake. Located in the affluent Southwest of the city, the area comprises parts of the Schlachtensee neighbou ...

and Zehlendorf localities.

History

In the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...

, the village of Slatdorp existed on the southern shore of Schlachtensee, but it fell desolate after 1300. The first buildings of modern times were the Old Fishing Lodge, built in 1759 on the northwestern shore of Schlachtensee, and the New Fishing Lodge, built in 1853 on the southern shore. Otherwise, the present district consisted of unsettled forest and farmland until well into the 19th century. In the late 19th century, a small train station on the Wannsee railway line was built south of Schlachtensee lake. A private development company bought the land south of the station and incorporated it into Zehlendorf. Under the name "Landhausgemeinde Schlachtensee", small country houses, containing around 3 to 4 rooms each, were built for the (lower) middle class. Later, larger houses and mansions were built north of Spanische Allee ("Spanish Avenue"), as part of a new mansion settlement within the administrative district of

. Around this time, many small businesses started opening up around Breisgauer Straße, today's commercial center of Schlachtensee. In May 2020, the district council of the Steglitz-Zehlendorf district approved a citizens' initiative to establish a separate Locality of Schlachtensee. The new Locality was formed from parts of the existing localitys of Nikolassee and Zehlendorf with an announcement in the Official Gazette for Berlin on December 11, 2020.

Transport

Schlachtensee is connected to the

Berlin S-Bahn The Berlin S-Bahn () is a rapid transit railway system in and around Berlin, the capital city of Germany. It has been in operation under this name since December 1930, having been previously called the special tariff area ''Berliner Stadt-, Ring ...

commuter rail network by its station on the ''S1'' line.

References

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